Well, Dr. Grumps, FYI, there is an exam where you put and compress your wiener between hard plats, incredibly using the same mammogram machine. It´s the penis radiography, used to detect calcified plaques of Peyronie´s disease. Not kidding.

Well, I would like to know what treatment that is where your oppenus is pressed between plates-because I had it done to me. Doc said it was proof I had the Commie ghonnarear when all that red gooo shot out the end.It cost $360, too.

Though if I may grumble, neither the mammogram nor the PSA is either preventive or preventative ... each (may) allow for early treatment; neither prevents anything. As there's some question about the circumstances under which each is useful, I'm prepared to claim my quibble is more than semantics.

Though, in fairness, I realize as a neurologist you may not need to focus to closely on either debate (who can benefit from PSA or mammogram).

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